Commercial Manager – Projects & Business Transformation

F4P Recruit; Uxbridge; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

21% bonus (semi-annual)

Hybrid working

EMEA scope and senior management

Progression to senior management

Job summary

F4P Recruit is seeking a Senior Commercial Operations professional to own a portfolio of business transformation projects across EMEA. You will drive commercial activities, onboarding, due diligence, procurement and contract negotiations, coordinating with Legal, Finance, Sales, Operations and IT.

You will develop and manage project plans, milestones and risks, communicating progress to senior management. The role emphasizes automation, efficiency and cross-functional collaboration in a hybrid

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating commercial activities and bringing cross-functional teams together.
• Strong project management skills across multiple initiatives.
• Proven ability to improve processes and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate customer and supplier commercial activities, onboarding, due diligence, procurement and tender activity.
• Manage project plans, milestones, risks and issues across multiple departments.
• Document actions, track approvals and ensure contracts progress through internal processes.
• Provide clear updates to senior management on project status and outcomes.
• Lead initiatives to improve profitability, sustainability and future revenue opportunities.

Skills

Commercial operations

Project management

Business process improvement

Contract negotiation

Job description

The Role

Working across EMEA, you will take ownership of a varied portfolio of projects, business transformation initiatives, process improvements and commercial activities.

• Commercial Operations, Contracts & Onboarding
  • You will coordinate important customer and supplier commercial activities, including onboarding, due diligence, procurement and tender activity, contract reviews and negotiations.
  • You will work closely with Legal, Finance, Sales, Operations, IT and other departments, tracking approvals, outstanding actions and ensuring contracts progress through the appropriate internal processes.
  • You do not need to be a lawyer or procurement specialist, but you should be confident coordinating commercial activity and bringing the right people together to get things completed.
• Project Management & Business Transformation
  • Developing project plans, milestones, actions and timescales.
  • Coordinating projects involving multiple departments.
  • Maintaining project plans, action logs, risks, issues and decision records.
  • Organising meetings and ensuring actions are clearly documented and followed up.
  • Identifying delays, dependencies and barriers to progress.
  • Working directly with stakeholders to resolve problems.
  • Providing clear updates to senior management.
  • Coordinating projects designed to improve profitability, sustainability and future revenue opportunities.
  • Managing projects involving technology, infrastructure, software and recurring revenue models.
• Business Process Improvement
  • A significant part of the role will involve reviewing how the business operates and identifying opportunities to make processes simpler, faster and more efficient.
  • You will speak with employees across different functions, map existing processes, identify duplication and bottlenecks, challenge existing ways of working and identify opportunities for automation and AI.
  • You will then develop practical recommendations, coordinate implementation and work with IT and business teams to improve workflows and systems.
• Commercial Operations, Contracts & Onboarding
  • You will coordinate important customer and supplier commercial activities, including onboarding, due diligence, procurement and tender activity, contract reviews and negotiations.
  • You will work closely with Legal, Finance, Sales, Operations, IT and other departments, tracking approvals, outstanding actions and ensuring contracts progress through the appropriate internal processes.
  • You do not need to be a lawyer or procurement specialist, but you should be confident coordinating commercial activity and bringing the right people together to get things completed.

You will need the confidence to push projects forward, including when the people responsible for actions are more senior than you. However you do not need IT project management experience. This is a commercial position.

What We're Looking For

• Commercial and business operations
• Project management (not an IT Tech person)
• Business process improvement
• Commercial or contract negotiation

More importantly, you will take ownership rather than waiting to be told what to do. You will be hands-on, delivery focused and comfortable managing multiple projects and priorities.

You should be interested in technology, automation and AI, have strong organisational and analytical skills, and be confident influencing senior stakeholders. You will be comfortable challenging delays, identifying problems and turning them into practical solutions.

Package

• £90,000 basic salary
• 21% bonus, paid every six months
• car allowance
• excellent benefits
• hybrid working (3 days per week in the Uxbridge area)
• EMEA scope and senior management exposure
• opportunity to progress to a senior management role